(LSO) - On the occasion of Vesak 2020 – year 2564 in Buddhist calendar, on the morning of May 6th, at Thanh Pogoda Lang Son city, the delegation of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front Committee (VFF) of Lang Son province visited and congratulated the Adminstration Board of the Pronvincial Buddhist Sangha (VBS). Vice Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee...

Vientiane (VNA) – The Pathet Lao newspaper hailed Vietnam’s Dien Bien Phu Victory over French colonial rule as a source of national pride in an article published on May 6. The victory flag was flying on top of the bunker of French General de Castries on May 7, 1954 (Photo: VNA) The victory on May 7, 1954 has also...

Hanoi (VNA) – More than 10 billion VND (nearly 427,000 USD) in cash and in kind was mobilised within two weeks in support of medical workers, COVID-19 patients and people in quarantine under the #SocialForGoodVN campaign, organisers said on May 6. More than 10 billion VND (nearly 427,000 USD) in cash and in kind was mobilised within two weeks...

Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC)’s Central Committee launched a humanitarian month on May 5 in response to World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day on May 8. Residents in difficult circumstances receive gifts from the Vietnam Red Cross Society (Photo: VNA) Addressing the launch ceremony, Truong Thi Mai, head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission...

Quang Tri (VNA) - The remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who sacrificed their lives in Laos during wartime were laid to rest at the Road 9 National Martyrs Cemetery in the central province of Quang Tri on May 5. At the reburial ceremony (Photo: VNA) The 16 sets of remains and those found in a mass grave...

Hai Phong (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 3 attended a launching ceremony for a project to preserve a historical relic in Cao Quy village, Lien Khe commune, Thuy Nguyen district, the northern port city of Hai Phong. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the ceremony (Photo: VNA) The project, which also include the...

Hanoi (VNA) – Tens of millions of students from kindergartens to high schools nationwide returned to school on May 4 morning after a three-month closure to prevent COVID-19 transmission. A class of the Viet Duc High School in Hanoi's Hoan Kiem district. Hanoi reopened junior and senior high schools on May 4 after a three-month closure (Photo: VNA) Among...

(LSO) - In order to ensure the knowledge of subjects, implementing the guidance of the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) to adjust the second semester curriculum of the 2019-2020 academic year, the Department of Education and Training has guided and asked schools to flexibly and actively ensure the school year schedule. On March 30, 2020, the Ministry of...

LSO – In the afternoon of April 28, the provincial Red Cross Society presented 400 sets of medical protective clothing worth 98 million VND to the provincial Health Department to help with the prevention and control of COVID-19 pandemic. Leaders of the provincial Red Cross Society presented symbolically the medical protective clothing to representatives from the Health Department and...

(LSO) - The northern province of Lang Son was ranked 26th among 63 cities and provinces nationwide in the 2019 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) launched by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) during an online event on April 28. The report is a collaboration among the UNDP, the Centre for Community Support and Development Studies (CECODES),...